Marilyn Horne sings Rossini (vaimusic.com)

[mkl62]

1-16-2012. Isn't it great? Marilyn is 78. Happy Birthday, Marilyn.

[JRZGRL55]

There is so much that can be learned by watching & listening to Marilyn. She is SO efficient. Mouth position, breathing, posture - amazing!! Lovely!!

[thomastmwc]

this performance is good but doesn't deserve a fussy standing ovation (2:37 38)...I'm just saying...

[Loismustdie26]

@thomastmwc I don't know, were this any other opera house at any other year I would say they may have a touch of the "american politeness", but this was Scalla in the early 80s, hard to find a harsher more judgmental audience. which makes me think either this was the end of a superb recital, or it was really amazing in the house (recordings can only get so much).

[thomastmwc]

@Loismustdie26 agreed :D

[piccolophil13]

At 1:40 she spits the words out so quickly! It's ridiculous!

[prosdocimo]

This was re-used by rossini later (the music) for Tancredi - Amazing!

[BelCantoFan2]

she is my favorite mezzo soprano...nobady gets even close to her...my respeckt great dive :)

[MastersoftheOpera]

Marilyn Horne's Italian has such a big American accent. LOL

[spintotenor83]

@MastersoftheOpera

I would say it's a slight accent. What are you comparing it to? There are many performers with much more accent than her. What makes her accent big? I'm seriously curious.

[cestkoko]

*blink*

... wow...

[operalament]

she was trained on rossini s vocalices, it is pretty incredible that a voice as heavy as hers is so agile. Just a great singer

[arpeggio1358]

@operalament I've always been amazed by her agility, too, especially, as you say, in a voice as heavy as hers. Also, The first time I heard Samuel Ramey sing Rossini, I about fainted. His agility is pretty amazing, too.

[xMeeelx]

...someone can send me the lyrics??!

[xMeeelx]

amazing

[Kievest]

Simple, unaffected, sublime!!! Can't get

enough!!! Thank you for this gift!

[GFHandelfan]

does anyone know where i can get sheet music for this song?

[SuzelleDeGrace]

Exquisite as you say!

[flaze3]

so elegant and fluid :)

[lojundolo]

I don't know why, this song was NOT in vinyle live LPs of this 1981 concert, neither in FONIT CETRA, nor in CBS, and not in CD by WARNER MUSIC! It's only in the DVD of VAi; it's the first "encore" of that night of June 2, 1981 in Milan. Jackie (Mrs.Horne) loves this concert, most of all, because that was the last time she was so thin: she writes it in her biography.

[Chasson0318]

@lojundolo Hey! I used to have this...this song WAS on the vinyl...at least the one I had many years ago. Could there have been other prints excluding the song?  I know I've had this if my memory serves me...maybe on cassette? I no longer have it. In any event...never say never, you may can find it on Naxos.

[singsmysong]

I have to hear her each day or my day is not complete - bravo!!!

[flouraki]

SHE IS LIKE FABULOUS!!! Thanks sooo much for the post!!

[vincentpoe1]

Oh my gosh - I love her! She's simply amazing and I can't think of anyone who can even come close to her. I was fortunate to have seen her back in the 70s in recital. What an exquiaite voice!

[StaciMarie333]

God I love her voice...

[handelfan610]

her diction is to be admired, her prescence on stage is to be commended and her perfomance is to always be remembered...what a lovely piece done by a lovely and talented woman.

[scribeuisum]

mon dieu, quelle princesse... bravo!

[WQ673]

M. Horne hatte eine der schönsten Stimmen der "Neuzeit".Ich habe ihre Gesangskunst sehr geliebt.Wunderbarer Klang, wunderbare Technik !

[suncollection]

its all there. nothing missing. the greatest living mezzo today.

[Elgranbajo]

Rossini´s first complete aria composed!!!!

[Dondinin]

I love this Woman...

[tomzoricic]

Do you know that there exist recording of I Pagliacci with Horn as Nedda, Bastianini as Tonio and MDM as Canio. It is from 1962 recorded in San Francisco (I think)

[micioamilano]

who's MDM?

[tomzoricic]

Are you joking? You don't know who is Mario Del Monaco?

[micioamilano]

I didn't know you meant Mario del Monaco that's all..

[ImNotOneToJudge]

In the Summer of 1975, I was in a Theatre group that met Saturdays, on Lankersheim Bl., in Hollywood. During break, this wonderful legato filled the entire building...I walked around the offices, looking to see the origin of this beautiful sound. There, in the hallway, stood two women; a shorter stout gal and a tall red head. I looked toward the women and stated, that was beautiful! The red head pointed to her friend and stated, this is Marilyn Horne!!! Where else, but HOLLYWOOD?

[sevoflurane]

Brava Horne!

[ImNotOneToJudge]

DITTO!!

[remrom2]

lovely voice remus

[marcocito]

Très joli! Merci "Vaimusic" !